Rosemary Stanton

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Portrait of Rosemary Stanton, 1992, by Gary Ede

Rosemary Alison Stanton (nee Finley) (born, 5 June 1944, Sydney, New South Wales) (OAM) is an Australian nutritionist and dietician.[1] Stanton has been called "the first 'celebrity' dietitian".[2] As of 2001, Stanton had written 29 books and over 3000 articles and had a regular spot on Burke's Backyard.[3] She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1998 for her services to community health.[4] She has been awarded with an honorary doctorate for her publications and role in public health,[5] and is a visiting fellow at the University of New South Wales.[6]

During her childhood, Stanton's family were members of the Plymouth Brethren. While Stanton had wanted to go to university to become a medical doctor, financial subsidies were being offered for being a nutritionist and dietician at the New South Wales Department of Health.[3] Stanton worked there from 1966 to 1968.[1] Stanton had a regular column in Cleo.[3]

Stanton is well-known for her criticism of margarine and sugar,[3] and has been described as "renowned for her no-nonsense approach to nutrition advice".[7] A reviewer of her Healthy Living Cookbook in 1998 criticised Stanton for only including information on kilojoules, not kilocalories, and the recipes lacking preparation times.[8] She is an advocate for organic food, arguing that it has fewer contaminants and that production of organic food is less damaging to the environment.[9]

Stanton is a member of the Dietary Guidelines Working Committee, which revised the federal Department of Health's Australian Dietary Guidelines.[5] Stanton has received the Food Media Nutrition Writers Award in 2008, 2001 and 1995.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stanton, Rosemary Alison - Biographical entry - Encyclopedia of Australian Science". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. ↑ Evans, Sally (December 2003), "Evolution, evidence and enterprise: women in leadership in the Australian healthcare industry. [This paper is based on the Lecture in honour of Barbara Chester presented at the Dietitians Association of Australia National Conference (21st: 2003)]", Nutrition and Dietetics 60 (4): 253–257, ISSN 1446-6368
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sweet, Melissa (2001-05-22), "Food fighter.", The Bulletin with Newsweek (A C P Computer Publications) 119 (6275): 28(4), ISSN 1440-7485
  4. ↑ "It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours". Itsanhonour.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  5. 1 2 "Dietary Guidelines Working Committee". Eat For Health. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  6. ↑ "Heart attack | UNSW Newsroom". Newsroom.unsw.edu.au. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  7. ↑ Gill, Tim (2005-03-01), "A matter of fat: Understanding and overcoming obesity in kids.(Book Review)", Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia (Dietitians Association of Australia) 62 (1): 54(1), ISSN 1446-6368
  8. ↑ Cooper, Carol (1998-12-19), "Lacklustre attempts at healthy cuisine.(Review)", The Lancet (Elsevier B.V) 352 (9145): 2032(1), ISSN 0140-6736
  9. ↑ Thornton, Mark (2001-11-05), "Experts debate merits of organic, conventional food.", Food Chemical News (Agra Informa, Inc) 43 (38): 16, ISSN 0015-6337
  10. ↑ http://connectweb.com.au/view-biography.aspx?pid=10754&p=WWA Who's Who in Australia - Online edition (subscription required)

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